请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
My favourite place in the world was Mrs Wade's bookstore. Mrs Wade knew everything about words and I loved
1 too.
Mrs Wade usually gave me new books to read. She even told me stories about the
2. For this reason, I decided to be a writer when I grew up. I'd always
3 I was a famous writer and read to Mrs Wade. She listened with her
4 closed. Sometimes she would open her eyes and say, "Words are a very powerful gift, Destiny."
I wasn't sure what she meant,
5 I felt it very important. Then one day Mrs Wade told me that she might have to close the store. "Close? But
6?" I cried.
"There just aren't enough customers," she said. No, I couldn't believe it! I felt terribly
7. I told Mama about the store. "I know what the store means to you," Mama said. "Maybe we can do
8 to help."
Days later, we held a huge block party. At the party, I helped Mrs Wade
9 boxes of books, almost forgetting to feel sad. Almost
10 an idea came to me! I ran home, took out a notebook and started to write. The moment I wrote down everything I loved
11 Mrs Wade's store, I ran back.
"I have a present for you, Mrs Wade." I
12 the notebook to her.
She opened it and saw "Mrs Wade's Bookstore, by Destiny Crawford". Her eyes lit up. "Why don't you
13 it to me?" Mrs Wade asked.
I was reading every word. Mrs Wade was listening with her eyes closed. She was so
14 that when I finished, she gave me a big, long hug.
"Words are a powerful gift," she said again.
That time
15 came to understand exactly what she meant.
Mrs Wade and I didn't know if the store would close, but we would keep reading and writing all words we could.
(
D
) 1. A. stores
B. blocks
C. parties
D. words
(
A
) 2. A. writers
B. customers
C. gifts
D. dreams
(
D
) 3. A. believe
B. doubt
C. forget
D. imagine
(
B
) 4. A. doors
B. eyes
C. mouth
D. book
(
B
) 5. A. and
B. but
C. or
D. so
(
C
) 6. A. how
B. where
C. why
D. when
(
C
) 7. A. angry
B. bored
C. sad
D. tired
(
A
) 8. A. something
B. anything
C. everything
D. nothing
(
D
) 9. A. copy
B. hide
C. print
D. sell
(
D
)10. A. finally
B. actually
C. recently
D. suddenly
(
A
)11. A. about
B. for
C. except
D. beside
(
B
)12. A. posted
B. handed
C. returned
D. lent
(
C
)13. A. explain
B. introduce
C. read
D. show
(
C
)14. A. rich
B. sleepy
C. touched
D. thirsty
(
A
)15. A. I
B. we
C. she
D. they
